Re: git difftool does not give the --cached option

From: Ντέντος Σταύρος <stdedos@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 14, 2019, 12:20 UTC
Message-ID: <CAHMHMxU4ngCKYxc3CLw6QFjzWPf0AThSODKRPbFF+c8fGjEPFw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAGZ79kZCSen-jNE=XCzVds-gxFsnkK_nPoJw8sE00bXtTPf5+w@mail.gmail.com>

FYI $ git --version git version 2.20.1

solves this. I am not aware if you somehow track them / how to close this thread.

Ntentos Stavros

On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 8:59 PM Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> wrote:

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> On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 7:33 AM Ντέντος Σταύρος <stdedos@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have install the latest git version from the PPA:
> > $ git --version
> > git version 2.19.1
> > $ lsb_release -rd
> > Description: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
> > Release: 16.04
> >
> > However, trying to autocomplete git difftool --cached gives:
> > $ env -i bash --rcfile /etc/profile
> > $ . /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/git
> > $ git difftool --
> > --dir-diff          --extcmd=           --gui               --no-...
> >          --no-prompt         --symlinks          --tool-help
> > --tool=             --trust-exit-code
> >
> > Please direct me on what would require more attention.
> > /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/git is the same as the
> > git@master/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash and e.g. here:
> > https://github.com/git/git/commit/6cc4bc15f92e85b41d9da9075905f20c6a9008fe#diff-f37c4f4a898819f0ca4b5ff69e81d4d9
> >
> > It seems that --cached exists.
>
> and it seems that there are more options that are not completed,
> not just --cached. I don't know offhand where to look further, though.
>
> >
> > (Side question: What is the "--no-..." option shown? I cannot seem to
> > find it anywhere in the documentation :/)
>
> Answering the side question, see
> b221b5ab9b (completion: collapse extra --no-.. options, 2018-06-06)
> https://github.com/git/git/commit/b221b5ab9b92f3def37184db6e052ec87d7635b4